Airoli Node S.O – 400708
Flamingo Bird
Date of Issue : 08-10-2024
Postmark Date : 14-03-2025
The Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), a tall and elegant wading bird with striking pale pink plumage, finds a vital seasonal haven at Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary near Mumbai, India. Renowned for its pale pink plumage, long slender legs, and distinctive downward-curving beak this urban wetland hosts thousands from November to May, where they feed gregariously on algae, shrimp, and crustaceans in saline mudflats and mangroves, their pink hue derived from carotenoid-rich diets.
